Private company
African Knockout
Logo: African Knockout, PD, via Wikipedia3
Mixed martial arts promotion
The African Knockout (AKO) is a pan-African professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion, serving the Nigerian and African audience. AKO was founded in October 2020 in Lagos, Nigeria and, in 2021, the first African-born UFC World Champion, Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman joined the company.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The African Knockout (AKO) is a pan-African professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion, serving the Nigerian and African audience. AKO was founded in October 2020 in Lagos, Nigeria and, in 2021, the first African-born UFC World Champion, Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman joined the company.2
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- WikipediaAfrican Knockout
- WikidataQ123739132
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- 1WikidataAfrican Knockout on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAfrican Knockout on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsAfrican Knockout logo by African Knockout, PD